Exam 1: Individual Rights Under the United States Constitution

Judicial decisions have made it clear that "speech" goes beyond oral communication, including both artistic expression and _____.

The judicial branch of law expounds and interprets the law.

The _____ Amendment emphasizes that the Constitution did not intend, by expressly guaranteeing certain rights of the people, to grant the government unlimited power to invade other rights of the people.

Which of the following is most consistent with the principles of the crime control model?

Substantive criminal law establishes legal prescriptions and proscriptions, whereas procedural criminal law sets forth the mechanisms through which substantive criminal laws are implemented.

The fundamental privileges and freedoms enjoyed by U.S. citizens are commonly referred to as _____________________.

Article III of the Constitution establishes the structure and power of the federal court system.

The _____, issued by the Continental Congress in 1776, contains an explicit statement that individuals have rights that cannot be taken away and that these rights are "self-evident"?

All ex post facto laws are retroactive.

Provide an example in which double jeopardy might 'attach' in a jury trial and a nonjury trial.

An advocate of the crime control model would support increased funding for police and prosecutors and to build more prisons.

Explain the two different types of freedoms having to do with religion.

A "due process" clause is found in the _____ Amendments.

Due process is violated if a practice or rule "offends some principle of justice so rooted in the traditions and conscience or our people as to be ranked as _____________________."

The right to a speedy and public trial is part of the _____ Amendment.

Explain the importance of subpoenas and compulsory process to a criminal trial.

The Supreme Court of the 1960s made policing the police, as well as state courts, a distinctly federal concern. Today, we refer to this shift in policy as the _____________________ revolution of the 1960s.

Which document preceded the current U.S. Constitution in governing the first thirteen states?

The absence of _____ was a substantial impediment to the ratification of the Constitution.

Cruel and unusual punishment is forbidden by the _____ Amendment.